Lazio - Stories of old

Exploring the playground of ancient civilizations.

  • The river of belief

    The river of belief

    St Peter's Basilica with the river Tiber

  • Divine view

    Divine view

    The view from St Peter's Basilica where Anita Ekberg once lost her hat to the wind in Fellini's La Dolce Vita is simply spectacular.

    The Vatican

  • Tiber crossing

    Tiber crossing

    Isola Tiberina is a small island in the Tiber, similar to Île de la Cité in Paris. As such it was a convenient place for bridging the Tiber and Ponte Fabrico is the oldest surviving bridge in Rome, built in 62 B.C.

    Ponte Fabrico

  • More than dust

    More than dust

    Forum Romanum

  • A room with a view

    A room with a view

    Not really your everyday view from a bedroom window.

    Lago Albano, Castelgandolfo

  • Eternal city

    Eternal city

    View from Terrazza Viale del Belvedere

  • Staying at the Pope's

    Staying at the Pope's

    The palace Palazzo Pontificio is situated on high ground above the large crater lake Lago Albano. Pope Urbanus VIII selected it as his summer residence in 1626.

    Castelgandolfo

  • Bread and circuses

    Bread and circuses

    Colosseum

  • Not just any pile of bricks

    Not just any pile of bricks

    Forum Romanum

  • Daily dome

    Daily dome

    Castelgandolfo is also the site of the Vatican Observatory. In 1935 two domes were moved here from Rome, due to light pollution.

    On the roof of Castelgandolfo

  • Castelgandolfo

    Castelgandolfo

    The walking path to the top is long and tedious, where cats watch your every step.

    The hill of Castelgandolfo